Horse-collar pad.



PATENTBD MARQZ? W HORSE COLLAR PAD.

F. SAGHSE.

APPLICATION II LED AUG. 18, 1905- Inventor Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT orrron I WILLIAM F. sAcnsii, oF sin:Boidarr,.flwisooisisnii;v I i Hoses-COLLAR PADQI Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. March 27,190.61.

I ApplieationfiledfAugust 18,1905. Serial No. 274 756.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. SAcHsE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sheboygan, in the county of Sheboygan and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Horse-GollarPad, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to horse-collar pads, and has for an object to provide a devlce of the class embodying new and improved features of utility, adaptability, and efiiciency.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved form of pad for supporting the collar above and out of contact with the portion of the neck of the horse where the collar usually bears.

A further object of the invention is to provide a saddle padded at eachend and having a section at one end hinged to permit the sad-.

dle to conform to the movements of the horses neck and provided withan opening disposed over the spot where the collar usually bears.

. tion and arrangement of With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combinaarts, as will be hereinafter fully describedi shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made without departin from the spirit or sacrificin any of the a vantages of this invention.

n the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved collarad. Fig. 2 is a view of theirnproved pad in lbngitudinal section. I

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in'both figures of the drawings.

The im roveddevice comprises in general a rear sa dle portion internally padded, and

With forwardly-extending spaced sides, a for-.

ward saddle portion internally padded and swin ing from said sides, a yoke connecting the sldes Where the forward saddle portion is united thereto, and a brace between the yoke and the rear saddle portion. The rear saddle portion is represented at 10 with the internal padding 23, of felt or' other suitable material, and with forwardly-extending sides 24. The forward saddle portion 11- is. ivoted at 12 to the sides 24 near their forwar ends and is also lined with-a adding 22, of felt or the like. The rear sad le portlon is constructed of a curved plate, preferably of sheet metal, With the forwardly-extending sides integral therewith and against which the collar bears,

the padding 23 bearing upon the horse and holding the extending sides 24 and the collar bearing thereon away from the body of the horse and preventing friction therefrom.

The padding 22 of the forward swinging plate extends at the lower ends between the side portions 24 of the rear plate and the body of the horse, and thus holds the forward ends of the sides 24 spaced from the body of the horse.

Connectedto the pivots 12 is a yoke 13,

extending over the rear of the forward saddle portion, and connected at 16 17 to the yoke and rear saddle portion is a brace '15, the brace and yoke being of relatively thin metal, and thereby rendered somewhat yielding or resilient. Attached to the brace 15 by the pivot 16 and a rivet 20 is a plate 18, having upturned ends 19 and serving to sup ort the hame connections or collar. The sa dle portions are thus maintained in spaced position with an opening 14 between them, the opening coming above the point where the collar usually bears. Straps 21 are attached to the sides 24 to support the collar and hames.

By this simple means the neck of the horse is protected at the point where. the greatest friction generally occurs and where'the chafing is liable to produce sores. The saddle portions being hinged together will yield to the movements of the horse, and the yoke 13 and brace 15 being of yieldable material will also permit a sufficient de ree of flexibility-to prevent abrasion or chafing from undue friction.

The members 10 and 11 will preferably be of leather or like material.

Having-thus described the invention,what is claimed is- 1 1. In a horse-collar pad, a curved rearward plate having forwardly-extending sides adapted to support the collar, a pad within sai horse at the rear of the collar and holding said side portions and the collar bearing thereon from contact with the horse, a forward curved plate swinging from said extended sides, and a pad within said forward curved plate and adapted to project between rearward plate for bearing upon the Ice said extended sides and the body of the horse.

1 2. In a horse-collar pad, a curved rearward plate having forwardly-extending sides adapted to support the collar, a pad within said rearward plate for bearing upon the horse at the rear of the collar and holding said side portions and the collar bearing tended sides and the body of the horse, a

yoke member connected to saidforward plate-pivots, and a brace connecting said yoke and the rearward plate.

In testimony that i claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature 10 in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM F. SAOHSE.

Witnesses SIMON GILLEN,

1 OTTO W. BASSUENER. 

